Mr Scruff and the thousand smiles

Very few artists can embrace positivity and happiness in such an unpretentious way as Mr Scruff does. It's not only humor we feel in his smiling and hopping potato comic figures, populating his albums' imagery, promos, concerts, t-shirts and countless merchandise. It is as if the man himself, and later ourselves, was populating an entirely different world. One of good vibrations, warm beats, happy walks, waving pals and blue skies. And the only untrue fact of the mentioned is the blue skies, but it doesn´t matter: the sounds this man creates are as warm as the ones we might very often have down here in Spain. But hey, shitty weather in Britain surely helps sharp creation !!

So, getting your hands and ears onto a new Mr Scruff release is as exciting and childish as getting yourself down to the local cafeteria to treat yourself with a good set of hot chocolate, cookies and muffins. The others might see you a bit basic and unsofisticated, but never mind them: they don't know what thery are missing! It's all about fun and good times. 

Precisely: it was about time we had new material from the man. Not that he has been idle, with his regular sets around the UK, the festivals and the international sets. An activity well reflected in the sessions Keep It Solid Steel and the magnificent Southport Weekender Vol 7. But after the highly succesful Trouser Jazz (2002) the hunger for another set of funk, jazz and soulful beats was BIG. So, here it is  -well, it has already been out there for a month -: Ninja Tuna (Ninja Tune). A perfect blend of classic flavours, warm recipes and a few surprises. From dancefloor fillers like "Donkey Ride" with the help of Quantic, to the always sharp and ready Roots Manuva in "Nice Up The Function", we have thirteen tracks where there's room for dark instrumentals or happy house-like snaps: "Get On Down". With the collaboration of vocalists Alice Russell, Pete Simpson, and Andreya Triana this is a winning return of Mr Scruff, filled with hits we will be dancing or whistling to this winter of banking panic and stock market crap.